Kentucky's 4th congressional district

Kentucky's 4th congressional district
Kentucky's 4th congressional district
	Kentucky's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Thomas Massie; R–Garrison
Distribution	68.2% urban; 31.8% rural;
Population (2019)	761,936
Median household; income	$66,327
Ethnicity	90.4% White; 3.4% Black; 3.1% Hispanic; 1.8% Two or more races; 1.1% Asian; 0.2% other;
Cook PVI	R+19

Kentucky's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it is a long district that follows the Ohio River. However, the district is dominated by its far western portion, comprising the eastern suburbs of Louisville and Northern Kentucky, the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati area.

The majority of voters live in the booming suburban Cincinnati counties of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell, which includes such suburbs as Fort Mitchell, Covington, Florence, Newport, and Fort Thomas. The next-largest population center is the eastern suburbs of Louisville (including a small portion of Louisville itself). It also serves the far western suburbs of Lexington.

The district is currently represented by Republican Thomas Massie, who was elected in a special election in 2012 to succeed Republican Geoff Davis, who resigned on July 31, 2012, citing family concerns.

Characteristics[]

The 4th was one of the first areas of Kentucky to turn Republican outside of traditionally Republican south-central Kentucky; it has been in GOP hands for all but six years since 1967. Its politics are dominated by Republicans in the wealthy Cincinnati suburbs, which have swelled with former Cincinnati residents since the early 1960s. Between them, Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties have as many people as the rest of the district combined. As a measure of how much the Cincinnati suburbs have dominated the district, when Massie took office, he became the first congressman from the district's eastern portion in 45 years. Nonetheless, Democrats still hold state and local offices in rural counties.

As of November 7, 2006, there were a total of 476,480 registered voters. Of these, 250,986 (52.67%) identified as Democrats, 184,705 (38.76%) identified as Republicans, and 40,789 (8.56%) identified as "Others."

As of September 2013, there were 529,548 registered voters: 245,211 (46.30%) Democrats, 229,731 (43.38%) Republicans, and 54,606 (10.31%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 38,561 (7.28%) unclassified Others, 14,931 (2.82%) Independents, 841 (0.16%) Libertarians, 185 (0.03%) Greens, 51 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 24 (0.0045%) Reforms, and 13 (0.0025%) Socialist Workers.^[4]^[5]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.^[6] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.^[7]

Recent presidential elections[]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 61 - 37%
2004	President	Bush 63 - 36%
2008	President	McCain 60 - 38%
2012	President	Romney 63 - 35%
2016	President	Trump 65 - 29%
2019	Governor	Bevin 52.5 - 45.4%
2020	President	Trump 64 - 33%

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1803
Thomas Sandford	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	8th 9th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election.	1803 – 1813 Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Franklin, Gallatin, Harrison, Henry, Pendleton, Scott, and Shelby counties
Richard M. Johnson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813	10th 11th 12th	Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Joseph Desha	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	13th 14th 15th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired.	1813 – 1823 Bourbon, Bracken, Lewis, Mason, and Nicholas counties
Thomas Metcalfe	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	16th 17th	Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Robert P. Letcher	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 5th district.	1823 – 1833 Clay, Estill, Garrard, Harlan, Knox, Madison, Perry, Rockcastle, and Whitley counties
Robert P. Letcher	Anti-Jacksonian	March 3, 1825 – March 3, 1833	18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
Martin Beaty	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1833. Lost re-election.	1833 – 1843 [data unknown/missing]
Sherrod Williams	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th	Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired.
Sherrod Williams	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	24th 25th 26th
Bryan Owsley	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Lost re-election.
George Caldwell	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Retired.	1843 – 1853 [data unknown/missing]
Joshua F. Bell	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1845. Retired.
Aylette Buckner	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
George Caldwell	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1849. Retired.
William T. Ward	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1851. Retired.
James Chrisman	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1853. Retired.	1853 – 1863 [data unknown/missing]
Albert G. Talbott	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired.
William C. Anderson	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1859. Retired to run for state representative.
Aaron Harding	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865	37th 38th 39th	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Retired.
	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865			1863 – 1873 [data unknown/missing]
	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
J. Proctor Knott	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired.
William B. Read	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination.
William B. Read	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination.	1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing]
J. Proctor Knott	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.	1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing]
Thomas A. Robertson	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination.	1883 – 1893 [data unknown/missing]
Alexander B. Montgomery	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895	50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.	1883 – 1893 [data unknown/missing]
Alexander B. Montgomery	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895	50th 51st 52nd 53rd		1893 – 1903 [data unknown/missing]
John W. Lewis	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
David H. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
David H. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th		1903 – 1913 [data unknown/missing]
Ben Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1927	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired.	1903 – 1913 [data unknown/missing]
Ben Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1927	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th		1913 – 1933 [data unknown/missing]
Henry D. Moorman	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929	70th	Elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
John D. Craddock	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	71st	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.
Cap R. Carden	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72nd	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district.
Districts not used, see Kentucky's at-large congressional district. District re-established.		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd
Cap R. Carden	Democratic	March 4, 1935 – June 13, 1935	74th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Died.	1935 – 1943 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		June 13, 1935 – November 5, 1935	74th
Edward W. Creal	Democratic	November 5, 1935 – October 13, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected to finish Carden's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died.
Edward W. Creal	Democratic	November 5, 1935 – October 13, 1943	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th		1943 – 1953 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		October 13, 1943 – November 30, 1943	78th
Chester O. Carrier	Republican	November 30, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Elected to finish Creal's term. Lost re-election.
Frank Chelf	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1967	79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
					1953 – 1963 [data unknown/missing]
					1963 – 1973 [data unknown/missing]
Gene Snyder	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1987	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired.	1963 – 1973 [data unknown/missing]
					1973 – 1983 [data unknown/missing]
					1983 – 1993 [data unknown/missing]
Jim Bunning	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1983 – 1993 [data unknown/missing]
Jim Bunning	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th		1993 – 2003 [data unknown/missing]
Ken Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.	1993 – 2003 [data unknown/missing]
Ken Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	106th 107th 108th		2003 – 2013
Geoff Davis	Republican	January 3, 2005 – July 31, 2012	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned due to family health issues.
Vacant		July 31, 2012 – November 6, 2012	112th
Thomas Massie	Republican	November 6, 2012 – Present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected to finish Davis's term. Also elected in 2012 to the next term. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Thomas Massie	Republican	November 6, 2012 – Present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th		2013 – Present

Recent election results[]

2002[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Lucas*	87,776	51.11
	Republican	Geoff Davis	81,651	47.55
	Libertarian	John Grote	2,308	1.34
Total votes			171,735	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geoff Davis	160,982	54.40
	Democratic	Nick Clooney	129,876	43.89
	Independent	Michael Slider	5,069	1.71
Total votes			295,927	100.00
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

2006[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geoff Davis*	105,845	51.69
	Democratic	Ken Lucas	88,822	43.38
	Libertarian	Brian Houillion	10,100	4.93
Total votes			204,765	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geoff Davis*	190,210	63.03
	Democratic	Michael Kelley	111,549	36.97
Total votes			301,759	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geoff Davis*	151,774	69.48
	Democratic	John Waltz	66,675	30.52
Total votes			218,449	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	186,026	62.13
	Democratic	William Adkins	104,731	34.98
	Independent	David Lewis	8,673	2.90
Total votes			299,430	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2014[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (Incumbent)	150,464	67.7
	Democratic	Peter Newberry	71,694	32.3
Total votes			222,158	100
	Republican hold

2016[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (Incumbent)	233,922	71.32
	Democratic	Calvin Sidle	94,065	28.68
Total votes			327,987	100
	Republican hold

2018[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (Incumbent)	162,946	62.2
	Democratic	Seth Hall	90,536	34.6
	Independent	Mike Moffett	8,318	2.2
	Independent	David Goodwin (write-in)	12	0.0
Total votes			261,812	100
	Republican hold

2020[]

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (Incumbent)	256,613	67.1
	Democratic	Alexandra Owensby	125,896	32.9
Total votes			382,509	100
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

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Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 38°33′57″N 84°25′40″W / 38.56583°N 84.42778°W / 38.56583; -84.42778

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[auto-2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[KYSBEcongress-4] "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

[KYSBEother-5] "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

[31KAR4:150-6] "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

[KYvoterReg-7] "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

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